Philly Cheesesteaks are a sandwich legend. Every city seems to have come up with their own version, but the variety eaten and sold in Philadelphia is the Original and Traditional -- and that is what everyone thinks of when they have a craving!

This simple recipe prepares the meat, onions, and peppers in the crockpot slow cooker to make an easy and delicious dinner that the whole family will love.

I've never been to Philadelphia. That means I've never had an authentic Philly Cheesesteak. I have ordered them in restaurants and every time I do, I seem to get a different variation. I made this recipe up with stuff we had around the house, and it was tasty, well-received, and extremely easy.

The Ingredients:serves 4(use 1/2 pound of meat per person)

2 pounds sliced tri-tip or fajia meat

1/2 sliced onion

2 red, green, yellow or orange bell pepper, sliced

1/3 cup of white wine

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce (not pictured)

--favorite cheese: American, Cheddar, Gruyere, Swiss, Provolone

The Directions:

If you are using 2 pounds of meat, use a 4-quart slow cooker.

--dump sliced meat into stoneware

--put sliced pepper and onion in too

--add white wine and Worcestershire sauce

cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours or high for 4-6.

Spoon meat onto sliced french rolls or other favorite bread-item. Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes, or until cheese is nice and melty. Adam and I chose pepper jack for our cheese and the kids chose cheddar. Traditionally, provolone is used, although some people actually use Cheese Whiz!!

Since we're gluten free, I made our own rolls using a bread mix from Whole Foods. The bread was delicious--I'd definitely recommend it to those with gluten allergies.updated 2/2016 : this variety of bread mix is no longer available. That said, there are MANY MORE OPTIONS in the gluten free universe now than there were in 2008. I can find gluten free hoagie or ciabotta buns in the freezer section of many grocery stores. My current favorite brands are the Against the Grain and Scharr varieties.If you are low carb, paleo, or keto, you might prefer making a Philly Cheesesteak Soup. I have a recipe for that, too! :-)

kay, your husband is welcome!gluten free bread is something else. If you are going to try it, get some french rolls for backup. I don't think I would voluntarily eat it if I had the choice not too..xoxsteph

so how you doin' with this challenge? Think you'll seriously make 365 entries this year? Wowza!! You are so ambitious. And a little nutty if I might add. =) I did pulled pork in the crock the other day and we feasted on it for days. Juice from one orange and a bottle of BBQ sauce made it ever so yummy. Thanks for the inspitation, you nutter you!

In Philly we use frozen steak meat by the brand Steak-ummshttp://www.steakumm.com/faq.htm

and it is a gluten free food!! Can't use your crock pot but you will get an authentic Philly Cheese Steak experience with them. BTW-Thank you so very much for this wonderful blog! I come here all of the time.

Added mushrooms and large cracked pepper. Can't wait, it's cooking right now! I'm on a 30 day crock challenge and I love your recipes! There are so many that I don't think I can confine myself to only 30 days! Thanks!

If you can't find it in your area, you can use steaks, or a hunk of meat---anything, really. The meat might shred more if it has a higher fat content, but unless you're doing a side by side comparison it'll be just fine.

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